F®l~dTAa,O T C_,. AND ~''0.1~C1.TT.Q.10NQ TN <br />T~2T)F'. a.+a3NT1alV„ <br />O $ E EUGENE -PLANNING CO)MAIPSLSION: <br />S=A. ~i~~a R mr 0 Pil-t-e° i ®e ® {j%-J L. ,e111 UFO--/ o ~ f <br />T. INTRODUCTION <br />The Hearings Official conducted a public hearing for the Alder Woods PUD (PDT 07-5 & SDR 08-2) <br />tentative planned unit development and standards review request on May 14, 2008, which was continued <br />to July 23, 2008. Following the end of the public 'nearing and closure of the public record, the Hearings <br />Official granted conditional approval of the applicant's tentative planned unit development request <br />without standards review approval on September 10, 2008. On September 23, 2008, an appeal of the <br />decision was filed by the applicant's representative, Bill Kloos, Law Office of Bill Kloos, PC. The appeal <br />is comprised of 16 appeal issues, of which the appellant has clarified only 12 are intended as assignments <br />of error "on the table" to be addressed by the Planning Commission, as reflected in the appellants written <br />statement and supplemental appeal responses, and further addressed in the findings and conclusions <br />provided ,el ow. <br />The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this appeal on October 14, 2008. After the public <br />hearing was closed, the Planning Commission deliberated the appeal issues at its meetings on October 20 <br />and October 27' 2008 before taking fin-al action on the appeal. The appeal is based on the record and <br />limited to the applicable assignments of error contained in the appeal statement submitted. <br />ai. AP'Li'L ;A ILE CODE PROVISIONS <br />EC 9.8320 'T'entative Planned Unit Development Approval Criteria-General requires that a tentative <br />planned unit development application shall not be approved unless it meets all of the following approval <br />criteria: <br />1) The PUD is consistent with applicable adopted policies of the Metro Plan. <br />21) T1hee DT UD is consistent with applicable adopted refinement plan policies. <br />The C TTI 6 11 1-1 A ~v ~ -4 1...J. I_` L ~d <br />i 6~v,J ~Jlai provlue auegtia~e screening from l J1R114/t~Add'dng propel p~ropcsedeS irt414u!iig; no <br />L)-it t ---oiled <br />to, anticipated building locations, bulk, and height. <br />4) The PUD is designed and sited to minimize impacts to the natural environment by addressing the <br />following: <br />(a) Protection of Natural Features. <br />For areas not included on the City's acknowledged Goal 5 inventory, the <br />preservation of significant natural features to the greatest degree attainable or <br />feasible, including: <br />a. Significant on-site vegetation, including rare plants (those that are proposed <br />for listing or are listed under State or Federal law), and native plant <br />communities. <br />b. All documented habitat for all rare animal species (those that are proposed <br />for listing or are listed under State or Federal law). <br />C. Prominent topographic features, such as ridgelines and rock outcrops. <br />d. Wetlands, intermittent and perennial stream corridors, and riparian areas. <br />A1re~c~o dk) 1L7'6V)T 07-5 &SDR 08-2) November 2008 page gage 1168 <br />